Whipped Cream Difficulties

There is a caliber called – I kid you not – “22 Wampus Kitty”.

No, there isn’t a Wikipedia entry for it, which makes it an ideal hipster caliber for varmint hunting. (“I shoot gophers with a rifle chambered in 22 Wampus Kitty. It’s a pretty obscure caliber. You’ve probably never heard of it.”)

I found out about this because MidwayUSA actually lists reloading dies for it.

I’m slightly tempted to get something chambered in 22 Wampus Kitty, but: not only would I have to reload it, the process of reloading is complicated.

22 Wampus kitty cases are formed by necking down a 243 Winchester case (which everyone makes) to take 22 calibre projectiles (front picture), and then blow out to “Ackley” body taper and shoulder angle (rear picture).

I’ll stick with .221 Remington Fireball for my hipster cartridge needs, thank you very much.

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